HULL has its fair share of statues, most of them of people long forgotten.
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| Poet Andrew Marvell was MP for Hull in the second half of the 17th century, "an incorruptible patriot, a wise statesman, and a zealous and energetic representative" |
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| Charles Wilson was a ship owner and MP, created first Baron Nunburnholme in 1906 - "a great benefactor to the City" |
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| Pride of place goes to this monument to slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce, which has the inscription: Negro Slavery Abolished, 1 Aug. MDCCCXXXIV [1834] |
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